2006 Ford F-150 Acceleration Problems

Which parts fail

• Accelerator pedal
  3
• Cruise control
  1

Components named in complaints (accelerator pedal, throttle, sudden acceleration, cruise control).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  724%
• 25k–50k
  724%
• 50k–75k
  621%
• 75k–100k
  310%
• 100k–150k
  517%
• 150k+
  13%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2006 Ford F-150 owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford f-150. When the contact attempted to shift out of the park position at a car wash, the vehicle accelerated out of control. The vehicle crossed the road, went into an apartment complex, and crashed into a concrete block. All four tires were flattened. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer (sabine river Ford in orange, texas) was contacted and stated that there was no recall and that the failure was unusual. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer placed the contact on hold for twenty-five minutes and did not return to the phone. The failure mileage was 112,000.

My husband was backing out of our driveway and had sudden acceleration that spun him up onto the lawn and finally the vehicle was stopped after hitting our house and going through the wall. The truck stopped with the back wheels inside the house with the engine continuing to rev.

Tl* - on December 20, 2006, the contact received a call from the police department stating his 1995 Ford f150 and the car port were on fire at his residence. The vehicle caught fire under the hood. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for two months. A witness stated that the vehicle sounded as if it were trying to start on its own. The witness looked into the vehicle and confirmed that no one was in it and called 911. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no recent repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle had approximately 210,000 miles on it. The fire department stated the cause of the fire to be a faulty speed control deactivation switch. The contact has pictures, a fire department report and the vehicle stored. Updated 03/19/07.

Interior lights do not light up on opening the door. Additionally, upon starting the engine, the electrical panel blinks, fizzles, demands reset, which doesn't reset, and eventually corrects itself sometimes after 15 minutes of blinking. Additionally, the high beams implement and then you cannot make the high beams turn off. May all be related but, seems like 3 separate issues, all seem to be related to the electrical panel. Blinking begins while stationary upon starting truck and continues while in motion, indicates problem with everything electrical including speedometer and states auto locks fail, along with blinking failure of all systems stating reset but pushing reset does not appear to fix anything.....only time fixes it.

Tl contact owns a 2006 Ford f150 pickup truck. He stated that upon attempting to start the vehicle , he smelled a burning odor. Upon further investigation, he noticed all of the wires and the floorboard surrounding the emergency and brake pedal had caught fire overnight while sitting in his driveway. He also noticed soot all over the seats, windows and door panels of the vehicle. The police called and a report was filed. The police officer stated that there were no signs of forced entry and the damage was caused by an internal failure within the truck. No repairs have been made to date. The failure and current mileages were 64,000.

Tl* 2006 Ford f150. The contact stated that while driving he started to accelerated when the gas pedal stuck causing the vehicle to pick up speed. The vehicle crashed into a building and stopped when it hit a snow bank. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a local shop where they diagnosed that it was possible for the pedals to get stuck in cold weather. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact did not file a police report. The failure and current mileage was 50,000. Upadted 04/28/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle would shook whenever the vehicle was idling. The shaking increased during acceleration. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who was unable to identify the cause of the failure, but informed the contact that the shaking was a common issue with the year, make, and model. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated when placed in reverse. The acceleration lasted for approximately 30 seconds. The failure recurred, but while in forward gear approximately three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the service vehicle warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that a sensor was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,069. Updated 04/10/15 updated 11/5/2015

I was involved in an accident which was caused by hitting the brake pedal and the accelerator at the same time. I thought I was hitting the brake when and hit the gas at the same time causing my vehicle to rear end collide with the vehicle in front of me. Since I have been driving the vehicle this has happened several times, the gas pedal is too close in height to the brake pedal.

Acceleration complaints in other F-150 years